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- CARRIAGE WRENGH. N0. 265,704 Patented OCt. 10, 1882.

WTiI5sE:- INVENTElr-C K 2! Washington. 0. c.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS C. RICE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNCB OF ONE- HALE TO SHERMAN FLETCHER, OE SAME PLACE.

CARRIAGE-WRENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,704, dated October 10, 1882. Application filed February 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, THOMAS C. RICE, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage- Wrenches; and I declare the following to be adescription ofmy said invention sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide an efficient, cheap, and convenient wrench adapted for use in removing and replacing the nuts on carriages-one having suitable jaws for fitting the several varieties of nuts ordinarily used on the different parts of the carriage. This object I attain by awrench constructed in the peculiar manner herein shown and described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of myimprovedcarriage-wrench. Fig.2isai'ront view of the same. Fig. 3is a'longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view at line as or; and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view at line 1 y, Fig. 2.

In reference to the drawings, A denotes the body or bar ofthe wrench, cast upon a wroughtmetal rod or shank, A, and provided withan angular jaw, B, at its forward side and a straightjaw, C, at its rear side, as shown. The body A is of rectangular form, while the shank is of round iron, and is screw-threaded toward its outer end.

D indicates a hollow sleeve or sheath-piece of-cast metal, internally cored to match the bar A A, over which it is arranged. Said sheath is movable upon the bar A A, and is provided with the forward angularjaw, B, and straight rearjaw, C, to match thejaws B and C of the body A, respectively.

A thumb-nut, E, is arranged on the end of the shank-bar A for retaining and adjusting the sheath and movahlejaws B C. The two sides 6 e of the nut E are made parallel on their inner edges, so as to form a fork-wrench adapted for the bow-nuts of the carriage-top.

A prong, F, projects from the rear outer end of the sheath D, which prong serves as a crank when turning off axle-nuts and as a means for hanging the wrench and nut upon the side of the carriage, spoke of a Wheel, or other convenient object while wiping and oiling the axles. It also serves as a convenient instrument for clearing stones, balls, or other ob.- structionsfrom thehoofsofhorses. Thisprong may be cast integral with the sheath D, or'he of a separate piece screwed into or otherwise attached to a suitable boss formed near the end of said sheathpiece, as preferred.

A spring, I, may be arranged within the sheath D, between the shoulders (t and d, for pressing openthe jaws B B C C when the nut E is turned back. 4

The angular jaws B are adapted for the large nuts on the axle ends, while the parallel jaws C are for fittingthe small nuts on the various braces and clip-irons, and the fork e e for the bow-nuts, which are inaccessible to an ordinary jaw-wrench.

In using the wrench thejaws B B are placed over the nut m and the thumb-nut E turned to press forward the sheath, causing the jaws to take a firm grip on the nut, which is then started by pressure on the lever and turned ofi'quickly and conveniently by using the prong as a crank, and when OK the wrench and nut are hung up thereby, as in Fig. 1, thus keeping it out of the way ofdirt and grit until it is replaced.

This wrench is simple in construction, very convenient for use, and can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively small price.

I am aware that wrenches having angular jaws and adapted for gripping the nut have heretofore been made, and ldo not herein make claim broadly to such features.

What I claim as ot'my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the body or bar A, cast or formed upon the screwthreaded wrought-iron shapk-rod A, and provided with jaws B C, of the hollow sheath D, surrounding said body and shank and carrying the jaws B C, and having the projectingprong F near its outer end, and the adjusting-nut E, with its sides 6 e or thumb-pieces shaped into a forked wrench, substantially as and for the purposes 

